Curling iron



Nov. 30 1926. 1,6-09156 K. coNRY CURLING IRON Filed March 8, 1926 ad ZW: 22: a ad 4 J0 y BY ATroRNEYs Patented Nov. 30, 1926.

UNITED STATES KATHERINE CONRY, OF PHILADELPHIA, FENNSYLVANIA.

CURLING IRON.

Application led March 8, i926. Serial No. 93,203.

The present invention is concerned with the provision of a hair waving or curling iron which may be used for waving either long hair or bobbed hair, but which is peculiarly suited for giving the long regular wave which is now in vogue among bobbed hair women. By the long regular wave I mean the wave which extends substantially the full length of the head from front to rear in parallelism with the usual part in the hair. A feature of the present curling iron is the fact that it may be used to wave the hair closely adjacent the part, and that it is so constructed that with one operation a wave extending from the front to the rear of the hair may be produced.

The types of curling irons now in use for producing` this type of wave are subject to two disadvantages. In the first place they are so constructed that they cannot readily grip the hair close to the parting line. In the second place they are so short that they cannot produce a wave extending the full length of the head. y

Thel present curling iron is in the shape to generally conform to the curvature ofthe head from front to rear, and is constructed to eliminate both of the above noted disadvantages of the conventional types o-f irons.

A further object of the invention is to provide a curling iron of simple, practical construction, which will be rugged, durable and efficient in use, which may be readily manipulated, and which may be manufactured with comparative economy.

lVith the above noted and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. The invention may be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Y.

Fig. l is a perspective view illustrating the manner of use of my improved curling iron.

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the iron.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified form of hair Waver embodying the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an edge view of Fig. 5, but showing the curling elements open.

In the dra-wings I have used the reference characters l0 and ll to indicate the cooper ating curling elements of the iron. ment 10 is in the nature of a single finger longitudinally curved and adapted to be re cei'ved between the two arms of the loop element l1. Element ll is also longitudinally curved and is turned upwardly at l2 at its free end, so that when the elements l() and ll are moved into co-operative position, the finger 10 will lie in substantially a parallel plane with the arms of the loop member 1l. 'Ihe arms of the loop l1 are preferably integral with each other, terminating in a forked portion 13 at one end which straddles the end of the finger l0 and is pivotally connected thereto by a pin or screw le. Members 10 and 11 terminate in angularly offset shank portions v10a, 1lat carrying handles 10b, 11b of some suitable heat insulatin material.

Means is provided for normally holding the elements l0 and ll in the position of Fig. 2, that is to say, spread apart. I have shown one convenient means of accomplishing this result, which consists of a spring 15 having its ends anchored as at 16 to the handles and normally tending to spread the handles apart. This spring is relatively light, and the handles may be readily swung to the position of Fig. l to bring the curling elements together by manually grasping the handles. Y

`It will be noted that at the free end of the finger 10, the under side of the finger is flattened as at 17, providing a fiattened pointed end adapted to facilitate the introduction of the finger under the hair of a user.

The longitudinal curvature of the two form approximately to the curvature of the users head from front to rear, and as seen in Fig. l, whenthe-finger 10 has been inserted under the hair, and the handles squeezed together, the curling iron will closely follow the normal curvature of the head, and will produce a long regular wave extending approximately from the forehead to the crown of the head. Due to the fact that the curling elements l0 and 11 are preferably of small cross section, the hair closely adjacent the parting line may be readily curled. f

For the sake of cheapness of manufacture, I prefer to use a curling iron which The ele- Y may be heated over a llame, but of course the device might be electrically heated if desired.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have illustrated a slight modification in which the hair Waver instead of being in the nature of a curlinv iron, is adapted to be engaged with, and left in the hair to curl the same. In this form of the device, the handles may be omitted. Here I have shown a loop element 3() and a co-operating linger element 3l. Loop element 30 is formed with an upturned free end 32 to accommodate the end of the linger 3l, and the linger is pivoted to the opposite .end of the loop. The linger and loop are normally held in closed hair clamping position by a spring 33. This spring includes an intermediate coiled portion 34: and lingers 35 which engage the loop and the linger 30 respectively. It Will be noted that with the form of the device shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the curling elements are not only longitudinally curved, but are also transversely compoundly curved, Whereby the wave imparted to the hair Will more closely resemble the soecalled Marcel Wave.

Obviously the curler of Fig. 5 might be equipped with handles and used as a curling iron. and the curler of Fig. 1 might be used Without handles in the manner of the curler of Fig. 5.

Various changes and alterations might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described Without departingfrom the invention. I-Ience I do not Wish to limit myself to the details set forth, but shall consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A curling iron including a pair of approximately similarly, longitudinally curved curling elements pivoted together, one of sain elements comprising a linger and the other of said elements comprising an elon gated loop between the sides of which the linger is adapted to be received, the free end of the loop being oli'iset to accommodate the free end of the linger whereby the fin ger and loop may lie in the same plane.

curling iron including a pair of approximately slmilarly longitudinally curved curling elements pivoted together, one of said elements comprising a linger and the other of said elements compris ng an elongated loop between the sides of Which the linger is adapted to be received, the free end of the linger being flattened to facilitate its insertion under the hair.

3. A hair Waver including a pair of approximately similarly longitudinally curved curling elements pivoted together, one of said elements comprising a finger, and the other of said elements comprising an elongated loop between the sides of which the linger is adapted to be received, the free end of the loop being offset to accommodate the free end of the linger, whereby the linger and loop may lie in substantially the same plane, and spring meansy associated with the pivoted ends of the linger and loop.

KATHERINE CONRY. 

